Mulligan's Pub & Restaurant at 2439 S. College Ave. in Fort Collins is set to reopen next week after being shut down by the state in June over unpaid taxes / Coloradoan file photo

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A favorite midtown Fort Collins restaurant seized by the state over unpaid taxes in June is set to reopen next week under its previous owner.

Mike Poppenwimer has taken control of Mulligan’s Pub back from the state, and from the couple to whom he had sold it. Poppenwimer, who also owns Sundance Steakhouse & Saloon, said he sold the restaurant to the couple with the hopes they’d be able to focus their full time and attention on it.

“They got a little overwhelmed and things just slowly fell apart,” he said Thursday.

Now, Mulligan’s Pub & Restaurant, 2439 S. College Ave., is reopening after a thorough cleaning and a reversion to the old menu, said Poppenwimer, who paid off the tax bill in order to reopen.

He said the pub is ready to welcome back longtime customers: “Come on back to Mulligan’s. It’s a great place with great food, where friends come together.”